While nearly everyone has a memory of their own favorite tattered teddy bear, the details of the day President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear have been lost to time. Now, nearly 100 years later, the legend that has grown around that fateful encounter will captivate you in this delightful tale.Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen brings his magical touch to another great American legend with illustratons for the origins of America's favorite stuffed animal and how it got its name. Author Frank Murphy shares the history and lucky timing of two candy store entrepreneurs who took the story of President Theodore Roosevelt's warm-hearted gesture in refusing to shoot a cornered bear and turned it into a legend of the toy world. Relive the memory of your own timeless, tattered "Teddy's" bear with The Legend of the Teddy Bear.

A teddy bear, lost by the little boy who loves him, still feels loved after being rescued by a homeless man.

This is a most unusual book. For several decades Xi Xi has been widely known for her award-winning poetry and fiction. This time, she has chosen to write about the teddy bears she began making in 2005, after treatment for cancer, in order to improve the mobility of her right hand. She made the bears herself from scratch, choosing some of her favourite characters from history and legend such as the Taoist philosopher Master Zhuang, the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, and Beauty and the Beast. She also created exquisite items of clothing for them and wove a series of delightfully witty essays around them, giving her readers fascinating insights into Chinese culture, and into the ways in which Chinese clothing and fashion have evolved through the ages. This is a book for all who love literature and teddy bears.

When God created the world there was a canopy covering the Earth. Before Noah and the Flood, people and animals lived hundreds of years because there was less radiation coming through the atmosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and all the spheres around the Earth protecting us from outer space. Theodore E. Bear, or “Teddy,” as he was lovingly called, was created by God and asked to protect children. As a creation of God, he could not live forever. When he was in his 500th year of life, God saw the beloved Teddy slowing down, but never tired by his work with children. Instead of scampering like a cub, he sauntered like a stately elder statesman, wearing a plaid vest and sporting a lovely cane, made for him by one of his friends, generally one of the Beaver’s. God called to Teddy to chat and asked him to help to create a stuffed teddy bear. This was a very special moment for Theodore. He knew God didn’t need his help, but he was with Him, ‘as a master craftsman at His side, and daily His delight.’ (Proverbs 8:30) They worked together and created a new Teddy Bear who would be given to children by their Mommy’s and Daddy’s who remembered their own Teddy. God and Teddy knew the new Teddy Bear they had made was perfect. God made sure the bear was huggable and able to last through the years of childhood and beyond with a smile that never wavered. We hope you enjoy The Legend of Theodore E. Bear and love your own Teddy.

Lyrics to the well-known song are accompanied by original illustrations.

Charts the evolution of teddy bears, from the first Steiff bear to the modern Merrythought bear. An in-depth catalogue section, organized chronologically by description, and a quick-reference fact panel annotation are included. Teddy bear anatomy, clothes and accessories are displayed for every breed and generation of bear. This book also includes features of well-known personality bears, such as Winnie-the-Pooh and Paddington and includes tips on starting your own collection of teddy bears, caring for bears, and taking part in bear-related activities. Pauline Cockrill is Exhibitions Officer at The Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood.

After his successful 10 Little Sock Monkeys, Sock Monkeys Do the Monkey Monkey!, and 10 Rubber Duckies, William Winburn is back once again to get kids listening, learning, and moving. This time he’s brought his appealing retro photographic style to a huggable new subject: the classic teddy bear. Teddy bears,Teddy bears, Touch your nose. Teddy bears, Teddy bears, Touch your toes. Photographer William B. Winburn catches teddy bears in action--bending, turning, touching their bellies and shaking like jelly, and even standing on their heads. Kids will find the goings-on so irresistible that they will surely want to join in the fun. When they do, they'll be learning about parts of the body, mastering a variety of physical skills, and having a blast. Praise for 10 Little Sock Monkeys: "A comical full-spread photo of the 10 on the monkey bars becomes eight with the turn of a page...All 10 eventually wind up "swinging!’ to the rhythms of a sock monkey violinist.”--Publishers Weekly